The lm_sensors package includes a collection of modules forgeneral SMBus access and hardware monitoring. NOTE: thispackage requires special support which is not in standard2.2-vintage kernels.

A bug was found in the pwmconfig tool which uses temporaryfiles in an insecure manner. The pwconfig tool writes aconfiguration file which may be world readable for a shortperiod of time. This file contains various information aboutthe setup of lm_sensors on that machine. It could bemodified within the short window to contain configurationdata that would either render lm_sensors unusable or in theworst case even hang the machine resulting in a DoS. TheCommon Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assignedthe name CVE-2005-2672 to this issue.